Newsbin 6.91 B7 Beta - build 5731

[Mick.1965]

Does the NZB contain the password?

In the filename or the meta data?

"nzbfilename{{password}}.nzb"

Is often how they're formatted.

I assume in the metadata as I get it by opening the nzb in a text editor and finding <meta type="password">*************</meta>

[Quade]

Let me try some testing then. Thanks.

[kyshwn]

Weird issue that started the other day.
I don't even know how to explain the issue I am having...
Right now I've got Sonarr or Radarr pulling down nzb files to a watch directory, and newsbin is picking them up to download. They're added to the download list and begin downloading. They download and then move to the decoding phase, but it just gets to [Decode] 0% Completed and sits there. The file is, however, in the directory. But it never gets past this so never moves on to any of the other files in the list.
I'm sure it's something simple, but I don't know what I could be missing...


EDIT: So.... I figured it out later that day, but couldn't find a way to edit or remove this post.
Turns out, in editing the file locations I had left off a trailing backslash. Not sure why that would have caused such a huge issue, but at least I figured it out.

[ccarlin]

Quade,

Beta7 has blown up on me (it exits) twice in the last month while downloading newsgroup content. I manually click on some large groups to download new content . Here's a snippet from the log. As far as I can tell the .db3 files don't get corrupted, as I can restart and continue to use newsbin w/o any problem.

[09/17 17:27:51] DEBUG CNNTPDbProcessingThread - Importing Compacts Finished
[09/17 17:27:51] DEBUG CNNTPDbProcessingThread - Importing Compacts
[09/17 17:27:51] ERROR Sqlite Error : Reports Unrecoverable error 1File: d:\Newsbin\DownloadMarker.db3
[09/17 17:27:53] DEBUG Periodic Search: Waiting for next Period 1610 Secs
[09/17 17:27:53] DEBUG Stored Range: Min: 15775948 Max: 99300016 alt.xyzzzz Astraweb.US
[09/17 17:27:53] ERROR Sqlite Error : Reports Unrecoverable error 1File: d:\Newsbin\DownloadMarker.db3

Unrelated, but as a reminder, when manually updating/clicking on groups, I always have to do this twice, as the first time doesn't show any new items. When clicking on the group a second time one gets the new items displayed.

As always, thanks for the great work. Chris.

[Quade]

Right now I've got Sonarr or Radarr pulling down nzb files to a watch directory, and newsbin is picking them up to download.

That's not really how it's intended to work. I'm kind of surprised it works to be honest. Instead the intent was to add a downloader in the download clients section of Sonarr (Newbin pretends to be SAB so use SABNZb). Then in the remote NZB options in Newsbin, you set the port and just the APIKey. Make sure the same API key is in sonarr.

Then the NZB's get fed directly to Newsbin over a connection and Sonarr can monitor the downloads.

So about your issue, you don't see any error in the logging tab in Newsbin? You could send some of the problem NZB's to "ts @ newsbin.com" and I could try downloading them.

This sounds like an unrar problem and not a sonarr problem.
I wouldn't change your setup at this point. It'll just add more potential issue.
If I can try the NZB's I might be able to tell you something.

[Quade]

[09/17 17:27:51] ERROR Sqlite Error : Reports Unrecoverable error 1File: d:\Newsbin\DownloadMarker.db3

This suggests you need to delete "DownloadMarker.db3" and let Newsbin regenerate the file. If you "Open Data Folder" from the options, exit Newsbin, you can find the file and delete it.

I'm fairly close to a new beta. Someone reported NZB's with the password in the meta-data aren't being processed correctly. I need to test that first before I put another one up.

[EvanVanVan2]

Newsbin has been crashing on me a lot, just force closing middownload (nzbs, not headers). It was happening once in a while randomly with B4 that I was on, but it happened like 6 times last night on the same files after upgrading to B7. Not sure how to help troubleshoot. It's downloading fine then all of a sudden I notice it's no longer in the taskbar and I have to reopen it...

[Quade]

You might want to delete some of the DB3 files, like "DownloadsV2.db3", "Signature.db3" and "DownloadMarker.db3". At least move them out of the data folder and see if the symptoms change. You can always exit Newsbin and move them back if it makes no difference.

You'll need to exit Newsbin before moving them.

[kyshwn]

Newsbin has been crashing on me a lot, just force closing middownload (nzbs, not headers). It was happening once in a while randomly with B4 that I was on, but it happened like 6 times last night on the same files after upgrading to B7. Not sure how to help troubleshoot. It's downloading fine then all of a sudden I notice it's no longer in the taskbar and I have to reopen it...

I've actually noticed the same thing... I haven't been able to narrow down the problem too much, but I believe it is happening during the UNRAR or PAR decode.

I've turned on Debug Logging so hopefully, if it happens again, I'll catch something in the logs.

[Quade]

Maybe it's time for a B8 then.

I need to check my todo list. Most of the changes have been removing less reliable legacy code. There are some real changes. Like I noticed encrypted 7z's without the password trigger all PAR downloads.

[Stan]

It may be interesting to get what OS people are using.

There is a known issue with Windows 11, but I am not sure if it affects Windows 10, with Windows Defender.

Users NEED to exclude ANY folders in which they have programs like Newsbinpro or sanbnzbd due to aggressive Windows Defender.

Not sure if it would cause things like Newsbin to error out and close but was causing issues with sabnzbd and Newshosting news client which can process nzb's.

It would seem almost like the Newshosting news client stopped extracting unless Windows Defender was disabled, but you don't want to completely disable it as then you expose the computer to a virus, so exclude the folders used for extracting and downloading from the news program downloader.

It won't hurt to try. On both Windows 10 and Windows 11. Additionally note Windows 11 is causing many issues, where some programs won't start or start right. And if the program is something not updated you will find yourself with issues.

If not, then yes a new B8 would be worth trying if released.